USS Montana (SSN-794)
_returns_to_the_General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat_shipyard.jpg) Lead boat of Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 USA | |
| Name | USS Montana |
| Namesake | State of Montana |
| Ordered | 28 April 2014[1] |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia |
| Laid down | 16 May 2018[2] |
| Launched | [1] |
| Sponsored by | Sally Jewell |
| Commissioned | To be delivered in May of 2020 |
| Homeport | [3] |
| Identification | Hull symbol:SSN-794 |
| Status | under construction[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 7,800 tons |
| Length | 377 ft (115 m)[4] |
| Beam | 34 ft (10.4 m)[4] |
| Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m)[4] |
| Propulsion | S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Endurance | can remain submerged for up to 3 months |
| Test depth | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
| Complement |
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| Armament | 12 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
Montana will be a Virginia-class submarine, honoring the U.S. State of Montana. Approximately 10% of Montana citizens have served in the Armed Forces. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced its name on September 3, 2015 at a ceremony hosted in Billings, Montana with U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT). This will only be the second commissioned warship bearing the name Montana.[5]
A contract modification for Oregon SSN-793, Montana SSN-794, and Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) was initially awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat for $594.7 million in April 2012. On December 23, 2014, they were awarded an additional $121.8 million contract modification to buy long lead-time material for the three Virginia-class submarines.[6] The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat the contract to construct 10 Block IV Virginia-class submarines for $17.6 billion on April 28, 2014. Vermont commenced in May 2014 with the 10th boat scheduled for delivery in 2023.[4]
Construction of Montana began in May 2015 at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. Contract completion date is May 2020.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b c "Naval Vessel Register".
- ^ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of Submarine Montana (SSN 794)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ US Navy homeport
- ^ a b c d "SSN 774 Virginia class submarine". bga-aeroweb.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ Snider, John (January 8, 2015). "Shipbuilding News, January 2014". Professional Mariner. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ Riley, John. "Montana flag presented to U.S. Navy for namesake submarine". KTVQ.com. KTVQ. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "The Ship". USS Montana Committee. USS Montana Committee. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
External links
Further reading
- Christley, Jim. US Nuclear Submarines: The Fast Attack. Oxford: Osprey Pub., 2007. ISBN 1-846-03168-0 OCLC 141383046
- Clancy, Tom, and John Gresham. Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship. New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, 2002. ISBN 0-425-18300-9 OCLC 48749330
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